* The Bears traded the No. 9 overall pick in 2023 to the Philadelphia Eagles for the No. 10 overall pick and the fourth-round pick that landed them Tory Taylor in the 2024 NFL Draft. The team then traded away the No. 61 pick in 2023 to move up to No. 56 and take Tyrique Stevenson.

Following the first round on Thursday night, NFL.com's Jeffri Chadiha handed out his list of winners and losers from the draft, and at the top of their list was Chicago's second-year quarterback. Here's why Williams was dubbed one of the biggest winners after the first round:

Former USC Trojans quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner Caleb Williams had an eventful evening on Day 1 of the 2025 NFL Draft despite watching from home. The 2